The vision for 2020 as envisaged by Mr. A P J Kalam to see India as a developed nation by the year 2020 is a lofty idea. The main areas of focus being namely Agriculture& Food Processing, Infrastructure, Education & Health Care, Information & Communication technology, Nuclear and Space and Defence Technology.
Agriculture & Food Processing : India has a large potential to increase its agricultural exports in a liberalized world provided it can diversify a significant part of its agriculture in to high value crops and in agro-processing. Despite the fact that India is a primarily an agricultural country, somewhere down the lane in these past 60 odd years, we have not been engaged in improving agriculture & food processing. Luckily in the 60's we ran the Green Revolution in India focusing on attaining self sufficiency came as a boon which helped us sustain against famine and drought. However at a later stage, we have realised that the fertilizers used due to the wake of the green revolution has affected the environment and we are still grappling with the issue of self sustenance in this area.In this attempt, India has moved into the area of organic farming with a focus on reducing lower productivity and yield losses. However we are still a long way to go in this area.
Infrastructure: India is a big country which requires a lot of infrastructure to maintain itself. However we have not been able to provide the required infrastructure for development per se. Still there are villages which are not properly connected by road. Many bridges built during this period are in a dismal state. Take a look at other countries which became independent almost at the same time of our freedom. They boast of a very excellent infrastructure and attract people to visit their countries. We hardly hear people talking of holidaying in India. Whoever is asked, he ends up mentioning Bangkok, Malaysia, Seychelles to name a few.
Education & Health Care: Now this is one area where we can enjoy some respite. We have a very strong education base. One of the fore runners in IPR, we command the respect of all nations in this area. However we still haven't reached out to all strata of society. A country can be well defined as Developed when each and every individual in the nation has a basic education so that he or she understands the right and wrong of all. Even today we can see many children working as labour instead of being in school.
Health care is one other aspect which is very deeply related to education. The more educated the person, the more is his attention towards healthcare. This is also an area where we haven't seen any foray per se.
Information & Communication Technology: An area where we are one of the countries of reckoning. We have managed to stay communicated by some mean or the other. But yet again there are places which still do not enjoy the benefits of communication. Another area of concern!!!!
Nuclear, Defence Technology: Thanks to our scientists who had created a base in atomic energy in India, we are considered a powerful nation. The nuclear technology IPR is very strong in India and so we are able to manage our defences.
Given all these aspects, Do you think that We will become a Developed Nation in 2020???? It is high time that we realised what is to be done and act accordingly. And this is not just Government duty........Every indian should think about development. The concept of oneness should be instilled in every individual. Today's youth need to stand up and join hands to create a better and beautiful India......
We should be proud to say "Mera Bharat Mahaan" all 365 days in a year and not on 15th August or 26th January alone.
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